His hand still grasp'd a bunch of flowers; There stood a female deer Who dipp'd her horns at all that pass'd1 The spot where Wilhelm lay; Till force was had to hold her fast, And bear the boy away. Hail! sacred love of childhood-hail ! How sweet it is to trace Thine instinct in Creation's scale, Ev'n 'neath the human race. To this poor wanderer of the wild And thou, Wiesbaden's artisan, Restorer of the boy, Was ever welcomed mortal man With such a burst of joy? The father's ecstasy-the mother's 1 The female deer has no such antlers as the male, and sometimes no horns at all; but I have observed many with short ones suckling their fawns. The sisters' sobs-the shout of brothers, The working man, with shoulders broad, The thousand crowns; a pleasant load, And Nassau's Duke the favourite took To share a field with other pets Where deer-slayer cannot enter. There, whilst thou cropp'st thy flowery food, Each hand shall pat thee kind; And man shall never spill thy blood- THE JILTED NYMPH. A SONG, TO THE SCOTCH TUNE OF "WOO'D AND MARRIED AND A'." I'm jilted, forsaken, outwitted; Yet think not I'll whimper or brawl→ The lass is alone to be pitied Who ne'er has been courted at all: Never by great or small, Woo'd or jilted at all; Oh, how unhappy's the lass Who has never been courted at all! My brother call'd out the dear faithless, In fits I was ready to fall, Till I found a policeman who, scatheless, Swore them both to the peace at Guildhall; Seized them, seconds and all Pistols, powder and ball; I wish'd him to die my devoted, But not in a duel to sprawl. What though at my heart he has tilted, What though I have met with a fall? Better be courted and jilted, Than never be courted at all. Woo'd and jilted and all, Still I will dance at the ball; But lately I've met with a suitor, Woo'd and married and all, What greater bliss can befall? And you all shall partake of my bridal cake, When I'm woo'd and married, and all. ON GETTING HOME THE PORTRAIT OF A FEMALE CHILD. SIX YEARS OLD. PAINTED BY EUGENIO LATILLA. TYPE of the Cherubim above, Come, live with me, and be my love! |